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14:22 Jan 7, 2002 |
German to English translations [PRO] / Something to do with purring cats? | |||||
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| Selected response from: Klaus Dorn (X) Local time: 20:14 | ||||
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5 +2 | Hairy, hairy, hairy |
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4 | Hairy, hairy, hairy is the cat, and if it isn't hairy, it doesn't catch any mice any more |
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4 | hairy, hairy, hairy |
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Hairy, hairy, hairy is the cat, and if it isn't hairy, it doesn't catch any mice any more Explanation: It's Swiss German and it's a chant generally heard at Carnival times, I believe, in the Basel area. It's not a New Year celebration, it's "Fasnacht" in order to chase away the winter (traditionally). |
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hairy, hairy, hairy Explanation: Hoorig is a dialect pronunciation of "haarig", which means hairy. The cat is hairy, hairy, hairy, And if the cat ain't hairy no more, then it ain't gonna cetch no more mice! |
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Hairy, hairy, hairy Explanation: The translation of Klaus is perfectly right, there is nothing to add. But it is not Swiss, it is Suebian, a dialect from the Soutwest of Germany. This call is from the "Fasnet" (the Suebian kind of "Karneval") from the town Meßkirch near the Lake of Constance. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-01-07 16:06:12 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry, it is not from Meßkirch, but from Stockach, a town near Meßkirch, you can see the whole text at www.fasnacht-stockach.de -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-01-07 19:41:34 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the exact link is: www.fasnacht-stockach.de/neu02.html but every non-Suebian has difficulties in understanding this funny little poem native born Suebian, impatiently waiting for the Fasnet |
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